Disease by Elizabeth N. Harris

Within her body, she carried the Sin of Disease. A Sin that had overwhelmed her once, before she wrestled it under control. She’d seen her brothers and sisters hunted and had used her Sin to protect those remaining. Now she was watching them fall in love. Something that wouldn’t happen to her. Not with her Legendary form. How could anyone complete the mating process with a creature of her size?

She was unknown to him, but when he found her floating facedown in a lake, he hauled her ashore and cared for her. Something about her called to him, but there was a secret she was hiding. They had two weeks together, and then she disappeared, only to reappear on a billionaire’s arm. He’d not taken her for a gold digger. He tried but couldn’t stay away from her. He had his own dark secret, and if she discovered it, she’d flee.

Something kept drawing her back, even when she learned he was of enemy blood. To make matters worse, he wasn’t just any old bloodline; he was royalty. Her siblings worried she was heading for a trap, and rightfully so. But he’d saved her, she argued, and they couldn’t deny that. Not until she was nearly captured, and he was taken.

The enemy had been watching the whole time and had sprung their own trap. Now she had to decide: was their love real, or had she been played? Was he truly her mate, or was it false? If disease were set loose, the planet would die. What exactly would she risk to save the one who might be her fated mate?